Will only play doubles at the Laver Cup as a farewell: Roger Federer. (Image: dpa)
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London – The Swiss tennis star Roger Federer will not compete in the Laver Cup at the end of his career. This was already clear beforehand, said the 41-year-old in an interview with the Swiss news agency sda. “But with the Laver Cup mode, I think I’ll be able to play doubles on Friday night,” explained Federer.
That’s why he asked team captain Björn Borg if that was okay with him. “He said it was already a dream to see me on the tennis court again. I’ll try it. I was actually pleasantly surprised by my level,” said the Swiss, who had previously trained with Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In the Laver Cup, which will be played for the fifth time in London from September 23rd to 25th, a team from Europe will compete against a team from the world. On each of the three tournament days there are three singles and one doubles. In addition to Federer and Tsitsipas, record Grand Slam winners Rafael Nadal (Spain), Novak Djokovic (Serbia), Casper Ruud (Norway) and the Briton Andy Murray play for Europe. Team World consists of Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada), Diego Schwartzman (Argentina), Taylor Fritz (USA), Alex de Minaur (Australia), Frances Tiafoe (USA) and Jack Sock (USA).
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